Re: [QUAD-L] Rims

2013-11-07 Thread shirley bell
I went for years with manual CHAIRS AND RUBBER RIMS ETC.. I now use a power assist quickie ex and will never go back. I have had the same chair and wheels for 6yrs now. I can push so easily and still move around with ease like manual.I think all quads who can push should have one. I have had n

Re: [QUAD-L] Rims

2013-11-07 Thread wheelchair
Quads grip vary from individual to individual. Hence the grip ring, grip contour and push rods. Did I forget the Wigids, Quad Oars? Best Wishes In a message dated 11/7/2013 10:28:04 A.M. Central Standard Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: I have always used the rubber coated plastic.

RE: [QUAD-L] b care

2013-11-07 Thread Joan Anglin
Hi Patricia Rehab at San Jose, California recommended every three days. This was 23 years ago, and we found three days was really awkward to plan around and after the first year tried three days, and then four days. That worked for a few years, but I would sometimes be stopped up and then we would

Re: [QUAD-L] b care

2013-11-07 Thread DAANOO
I just eat the regular. It's always better to add real fruit In a message dated 11/7/2013 2:24:20 P.M. Central Standard Time, jnapp...@msn.com writes: I think the original Fiber One cereal is the best because you don't have to eat a lot to get a lot of fiber. _

RE: [QUAD-L] b care

2013-11-07 Thread Julie Napper
I think the original Fiber One cereal is the best because you don't have to eat a lot to get a lot of fiber. From: daa...@aol.com Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 14:56:40 -0500 Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] b care To: jnapp...@msn.com; quad-list@eskimo.com I also eat oatmeal every day for a fiber one cereal

Re: [QUAD-L] b care

2013-11-07 Thread DAANOO
I also eat oatmeal every day for a fiber one cereal. In a message dated 11/7/2013 1:51:20 P.M. Central Standard Time, jnapp...@msn.com writes: I eat a high fiber diet, but make sure you drink lots of water. Julie Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 17:59:0

RE: [QUAD-L] b care

2013-11-07 Thread Julie Napper
I eat a high fiber diet, but make sure you drink lots of water. Julie Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 17:59:05 -0800 From: pl...@yahoo.com To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] b care what bowel care works for you? i'm almost 1 week w/out. longest w/out has been 2-3 weeks. i've tried a lot in

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad taken off vent dies

2013-11-07 Thread Eric W Rudd
http://www.recorder.com/news/nation/world/9197116-95/paralyzed-deer-hunter-chooses-to-end-life-support - Original Message - From: "Billy Lang" To: ; "'Gmail'" ; Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 10:56 AM Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Quad taken off vent dies Was his consent to die his rea

RE: [QUAD-L] Quad taken off vent dies

2013-11-07 Thread Billy Lang
Was his consent to die his real intent? Was he cogent enough to form a rational thought? How many drugs were in his system at the time he was asked? Having lived a productive life as a paralyzed quadriplegic for the last 24 years I certainly can understand the emotional legitimacy of the actions, a

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2013-11-07 Thread Eric W Rudd
http://www.recorder.com/news/nation/world/9197116-95/paralyzed-deer-hunter-chooses-to-end-life-support - Original Message - From: RONALD L PRACHT To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Quad taken off vent dies I want to re

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad taken off vent dies

2013-11-07 Thread Eric W Rudd
Me too, please. - Original Message - From: "Danny Espinoza" To: "'Gmail'" ; Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 4:21 AM Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Quad taken off vent dies Send me that... -Original Message- From: Gmail [mailto:bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad taken off vent dies

2013-11-07 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I want to read it...I wasn't in no way or form passing judgement on the man. We as a society must be careful of the slippery slope of who judges a lifes value.   ron From: Paul Jacobson To: wheelch...@aol.com; bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com; quad-list@eskimo.

Re: [QUAD-L] b care

2013-11-07 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
You hit the nail on the head. Its depends on your attendant and should be a joint venture between quad and helper. I have found more times than not the answer lies in digital stim. If you don't get the hard pieces out, you simply wont go. I knew a para whose mom got him on a chair, inserted supp

Re: [QUAD-L] Rims

2013-11-07 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I have always used the rubber coated plastic. The foam getting pretty nasty after six months. The standard choices of pushrims for quads is rubber coated, foam, projection. They have came out with some other types of rims that are aftermarket companies, but depending on your vendor and insurance

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad taken off vent dies

2013-11-07 Thread Paul Jacobson
send to me, please From: wheelch...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2013 5:17 AM To: bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com ; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Quad taken off vent dies I don't want to see or hear of anyone dying period. I was not part of the equation and had no input, nor wa

Re: [QUAD-L] b care

2013-11-07 Thread wheelchair
My personal belief and practice is that a bowel program should be practiced each day around the same time. Unlike urine which is discharged as sterile, feces is discharged with lots of nasty bacteria and other wasteful mass. Storing waste in your body is not good for your health system, nor

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad taken off vent dies

2013-11-07 Thread wheelchair
I don't want to see or hear of anyone dying period. I was not part of the equation and had no input, nor was I asked before they pulled the air tube I'm sure there was more to the story and none of our business. May Tim Rest In Peace. Best Wishes In a message dated 11/6/2013 7:53:0

Re: [QUAD-L] Rims

2013-11-07 Thread wheelchair
That depends on the brand and model of manual chair... Best Wishes In a message dated 11/7/2013 6:43:18 A.M. Central Standard Time, ntpgrn...@aol.com writes: What specific rims do you find easiest to use as a quad with no grip on a manual chair? Nancy Pritchard Realtor/Sales Associat

[QUAD-L] Rims

2013-11-07 Thread ntpgrn...@aol.com
What specific rims do you find easiest to use as a quad with no grip on a manual chair? Nancy Pritchard Realtor/Sales Associate Pall Spera Company Realtor's LLC 802-355-3449 nancy.pritch...@pallspera.com

RE: [QUAD-L] Quad taken off vent dies

2013-11-07 Thread Danny Espinoza
Send me that... -Original Message- From: Gmail [mailto:bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 5:53 PM To: Subject: [QUAD-L] Quad taken off vent dies Did anybody read an article I read today in AOL news about a Quad taken off a vent and died 6 hours later? Tim, 32

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad taken off vent dies

2013-11-07 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
everybody that sustains a spinal injury contemplates suicide in their mind at some point, especially in the beginning. the hospital is supposed to bring in people that have made a life despite an injury, counsel you, possible meds. I cant believe the staff and family allowed this so soon. just s